17.17. The doctor ordered Mr. Wang to rest; _______ he took up playing baseball.
(A) as a result (B) moreover (C) otherwise (D) however

18.18. If the gadget were user-friendly enough, I _______ one.
(A) have ordered (B) had ordered (C) am ordering (D) would order

19.19. There are too many assignments due tomorrow. I don’t think I can _______ my assignments before midnight.
(A) get up (B) get by (C) get through (D) get off

20.20. By this same time next week he _______ Jane already.
(A) will marry (B) marries (C) will have married (D) is marrying

21.21. My friends would like to have a party for my birthday, but I _______.
(A) prefer to not (B) not prefer (C) not prefer to (D) prefer not to

22.22. Grace _______ lunch. She is trying out a new recipe.
(A) cooks (B) is cooking (C) cooked (D) was cooking

23.23. Do you know _______?
(A) how important is the test (B) the test how important is (C) how important the test is (D) the test is how important

24.24. She won’t attend the conference tomorrow, and _______.
(A) nor do I (B) nor I will (C) neither will I (D) I won’t, neither

25.25. We chose to rent _______ buy a house because we were only going to live there for a year.
(A) as well as (B) contrary to (C) instead of (D) rather than

26.26. Dr. Lin, _______ the president of the university, will give a speech at the commencement ceremony.
(A) which is (B) who is (C) that is (D) he is

27.27. Which of the following sentences is CORRECT?
(A) Not knowing where the station was, I asked a woman for the direction. (B) We enjoyed to watch the game together last night.
(C) Being a fine day, I had a walk in the park. (D) This is a very touched story.

28.28. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
(A) Do you know the name of the song we learned today? (B) The students had been notified before they left the classroom.
(C)He gave several reasons, only a few of which were valid. (D) Despite of the bad weather, he went to school.

29.

III. Reading Comprehension: Questions 29-40. Read the following passage/report and choose the BEST ANSWER to each question.

Questions 29-34

A fingerprint is an impression of the ridges, or raised portions, of our fingers. When we touch certain surfaces, material from our fingers is left

behind and fingerprints remain. The police can use such fingerprints to identify the people who left them. This is because no two people—not even

identical twins—have the same fingerprints.

Scientists who analyze fingerprints have classified them into three types: latent, patent, and plastic. Latent prints may show only a small portion of

the finger and may be smudged or distorted, depending on how they were made. This kind of print is not reliable for the police to establish a person’s

identity. Patent prints are ridge impressions which are easily seen by human eyes. Since these prints are already visible, they are generally

photographed. A plastic print is a ridge impression that has been pressed into a material that retains the shape of the ridges. Examples of these prints are commonly found in melted candle wax and grease on car parts. These prints are also easy to see, but they may be accompanied by latent prints of other people, so investigators have to examine them carefully.

Although there are hundreds of reported techniques for fingerprint detection, only about twenty are really effective and currently being used.

Some involve using a chemical that reacts with the amino acids in the print; other methods depend on a powder sticking to oily or watery print deposits.

As technology improves, so does fingerprint detection. This is bad news for criminals who think they can simply wipe away their fingerprints and not

be identified by the police.

【題組】29. Why are fingerprints important for the police?
(A) The photographed fingerprints can be profitable. (B) The fingerprints can be photographed.
(C) The fingerprints can be used to find out people’s identity. (D) The fingerprints can easily be found.

30.【題組】30. How many kinds of fingerprints are mentioned in this passage?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 20

31.【題組】31. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
(A) The police should depend on latent prints to establish one’s identity.
(B) The identical twins don’t have the identical fingerprints.
(C) Some fingerprints can be seen without special instruments.
(D) Using a powder sticking to oily or watery print deposits is an effective method for fingerprint detection.

32.【題組】32. How are patent prints examined?
(A) By melting them (B) By smudging them (C) By pasting them (D) By photographing them

33.【題組】33. What is a fingerprint?
(A) An impression of ridges of our fingers (B) A classification of ridges of our fingers
(C) A rising of ridges of our fingers (D) A development of ridges of our fingers

34.【題組】34. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Currently over one hundred techniques for fingerprint detection are used by the police.
(B) Only a small portion of the reported techniques for fingerprint detection works successfully.
(C) The improvement of fingerprint detection technology does not affect criminals.
(D) A fingerprint can be left on any surface.

35.Questions 35-40

【題組】35. How many main sections are there in this report?
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 10 (D) 12

36.【題組】36. Which part of the report can be left blank?
(A) Report No. (B) DESCRIPTION OF HAZARD (C) RECOMMENDATIONS (D) SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION

37.【題組】37. What safety hazard is described in the report?
(A) A traffic light that isn’t working (B) An unmarked jogging path (C) A broken stop sign (D) A bent post

38.【題組】38. What is recommended to be done by the person who reported the hazard?
(A) Call Civil Engineering. (B) Forbid people to jog on Winslow Street.
(C) Close the intersection. (D) Set up a temporary sign post until repairs can be made.

39.【題組】39. According to the safety technician, what is the cause of the hazard?
(A) The metal sign was bent. (B) The wood post was rotten. (C) A driver hit the sign. (D) The grass covered the sign.

40.【題組】40. What did the safety technician do to fix the problem?
(A) He called Civil Engineering to repair the sign. (B) He put a barrier to stop joggers on Winslow Road.
(C) He replaced the rotten wood with new wood. (D) He attached a metal sign to the post.